Cardiff City

Cardiff City and Leicester City, for instance, both have five loan players in their current squads as they challenge for promotion from the Championship and these are not just any old Premier League rejects.

Football's short-team loan system is in dire need of reformation | Richard Williams 2011

Whether Cardiff City's loan agreement with the Player Finance Fund, which was revealed here on Wednesday is the subject of a Football League inquiry, has broken any rules depends on the involvement or otherwise of Ray Ranson.

West Ham clean up balance sheet 2011

The 32-year-old, who has little chance of first-team action at Manchester City whom he joined for £14m in January 2009, spent last season on loan at Cardiff City.

Sunderland ponder move for Manchester City's Craig Bellamy 2011

It was more than enough to take the three points which sees them leap-frog Cardiff City.

Ipswich Town 1-5 Norwich City | Championship match report 2011

It is highly unlikely that Craig Bellamy will return to Cardiff City for another loan spell.

Stoke City may lose out to Celtic in race for Craig Bellamy 2011

Danny Welbeck underwent treatment on an ankle injury picked up against City but should be fit for the midweek friendly, while 10 other players who had either featured in the Community Shield or in West Ham's Championship loss to Cardiff City only performed the warm-up before undertaking recovery work.

Riots force police and FA into talks before England friendly 2011

Ranson resigned from the chairmanship on Monday, less than four weeks after Digger revealed that the Football League is investigating the circumstances of a loan agreement held between Cardiff City and Sport Asset Capital.

Ray Ranson's resignation will not end probe into Cardiff City loan 2011

The former Coventry City chairman Ray Ranson will now sell his shareholding in the club, according to the Coventry Evening Telegraph, while the Football League is investigating his putative links with a loan taken out by Cardiff City.

Mohamed bin Hammam makes move against Sepp Blatter for Fifa presidency 2011

Ray Ranson has chosen to comment on the circumstances leading to the Football League's investigation into a mortgage registered at Cardiff City by an offshore lender called Player Finance Fund.

Football League lends relegated Premier League clubs a helping hand 2011

The most likely outcome is that Bellamy, who spent last season on loan with Cardiff City, where he scored 11 goals in 36 appearances, will be allowed out on loan for another campaign.

Stoke City may lose out to Celtic in race for Craig Bellamy 2011